Kentucky Briefing: The Florida Gators are a really good rebounding team

Kentucky needs to keep the Gators off the glass.

Author:
Andrew Stefaniak
Publish date:
Jan 5, 2024 8:00 AM EST

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The Cats have been preparing all week long to make the trip to Gainesville, Florida, to take on the Gators for the first game of SEC play.

Previewing this game yesterday, we talked about how the Gators love to get to the free throw line, but they also are an excellent rebounding team.

The Gators are the 13th-best team in college hoops in rebound margin at +11, and they are the number one team in all of college basketball in total rebounds at 45.38 per game. Florida is number four in the nation in offensive rebounds, collecting 16.15 a game.

This tells me that the Cats will have to make rebounding a priority in this game. It doesn't matter if you are the point guard or the center; you have to crash the boards.

Hopefully, Adou Thiero is good to go in this game after missing the Illinois State game with "general soreness," as he is one of Kentucky's best rebounders.

If the Gators are killing the Cats on the glass and scoring a bunch of second-chance points, this game could be a tight one.

We wrote it

I wrote about who leads Kentucky in all of the main stat categories as SEC play is finally here.

"We have officially reached SEC play, which means it's an excellent time to take a look at the stat leaders in some of the major categories for this Kentucky basketball team. It will be interesting to look back at the numbers in a few weeks to see who is playing well in SEC play and who is improving their numbers."

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